Memes galore as Pakistan loses another home Test, extending winning streak to 1331 days

Left-arm spinner Jack Leach took all three wickets on day five to complete his four-wicket haul as England beat Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs to win the three-match series at Multan Cricket 1-0 Stadium took the lead on Friday.

The stunning win for England makes Pakistan, who were dismissed for 220 runs in the second innings, also the first team in Test history to lose by an innings margin after scoring 500 runs in the first innings.

From 152/6, Agha Salman and Aamer Jamal led the Pakistan resistance as the duo reached their respective half-centuries, apart from substitutes Ollie Pope and Shoaib Bashir.

But Leach provided the breakthrough when he trapped Salman lbw for 63 as Pakistan burned a review. He then held on to a sharp return catch from Shaheen Shah Afridi and then had Naseem Shah easily caught off guard. With Abrar Ahmed unable to come out to bat since last night in hospital due to fever and body aches, it meant England achieved one of the most remarkable victories in Test cricket.

HISTORY CREATED IN MULTAN.

– Pakistan becomes the first team to lose a Test match by an innings even after scoring more than 500 in the first innings. pic.twitter.com/TYNo67rYOW

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 11, 2024

Pakistan pic.twitter.com/ASGWCJ6Tid

— Sakshi Bhadauria (@Sakshiisanerd) October 11, 2024

India is at the top and Pakistan is at the bottom of the WTC points table. pic.twitter.com/GHGVAgcPgg

– John's (@JohnyBravo183) October 11, 2024

Always trust Pakistan Batting Anna @ashwinravi99 #PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/Etbt1JJK7V

— Mohammad Salman (@imsalmansam2) October 11, 2024

Pakistan cricket is a gift that keeps on giving.

– Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 11, 2024

Pakistan cricket team:

in T20Is:
– can't track 120
– can't defend 200

in ODIs:
– can't defend 300
– Cannot set a goal of 300

in tests:
– can't win after taking 6 for 25
– can no longer play a draw after a score of 550+ pic.twitter.com/ER1lu3MgYP

– John's (@JohnyBravo183) October 11, 2024

England recovered from conceding 556 in the first innings on a flat Multan pitch and then fired with all their might to smash a whopping 823/7, declared on their part with the bat. This total is also the fourth highest Test innings total of all time, the highest in the 21st century and the highest total of any team in Pakistan.

The main architect of this great victory for England was batsman Harry Brooks' 317, which now represents the highest score by an away batsman ranked fifth or below in Test cricket and is also the only batsman to score centuries in all of his first four Test matches in Pakistan .

Joe Root, who scored a fantastic 262, is also the leading run-getter for England in Test cricket, overtaking Alastair Cook's 12472. He has also moved to sixth place in the men's Test century list (35).

Root and Brook's mammoth partnership of 454 is the highest for England in Test cricket, surpassing the 411-run stand between Peter May and Colin Cowdrey against the West Indies in 1957. It also holds the record for the highest partnership in Tests against Pakistan set up.

In the World Test Championship rankings, England is at the fourth position with a points percentage of 45.59, while Pakistan is at the bottom of the table with a points percentage of 16.67.